Chinese policemen of the "Special Municipality" opened fire on several unarmed British soldiers last night in Great Western Road, mortally wounded a Chinese woman passer-by, and "arrested" one soldier and a civilian, President Roosevelt today issued a formal statement hoping that Amer. ican manufacturers and exporters of aeroplanes and aeronautical equipment would bear in mind the Govern ments policy of condemning "u provoked bombing" of civilians. The statement, however, did not name any country Mr. Roosevelt's secretary, N id he would like to call public attention to the fine spirit of coopcretion that American manufacturers ard exporters were reling the Government's policy as ouliined in the statement.
The declaration is regarded 5"; both officials and diplomats as a very im portant development in the for nui tion o, American wartime pol is considered another step Girection of strengthening ihe A ministration's power to chart of the country's foreign policy, which is now shackled by the Neutrality Act. Reuter.
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